Thomas Eriksson (ice hockey)

Thomas Bo Eriksson (born 16 October 1959) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played defense in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF and Västerås IK.

Thomas Eriksson
Born	(1959-10-16) 16 October 1959 (age 65) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Djurgårdens IF Philadelphia Flyers Västerås IK
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	98th overall, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1977–1995
Medal record Men's ice hockey 1980 Lake Placid Team Competition 1984 Sarajevo Team Competition 1988 Calgary Team Competition

On 16 October 1983, Eriksson scored a goal 32 seconds into a game played on his birthday. It established an NHL record for the earliest goal by a player on his birthday. The record was broken in 2009 by Tim Jackman of the New York Islanders.^[1]

Djurgården has retired number 27 in his honor.^[2]

Awards

• Bronze medal in Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Djurgårdens IF	SWE II		13	0	3	3	12		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		25	6	4	10	30		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	6	13	19	70		6	1	0	1	6
1979–80	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		36	12	11	23	62		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		24	1	10	11	14		7	0	2	2	6
1980–81	Maine Mariners	AHL		54	11	20	31	75		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		1	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		27	7	5	12	48		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	12	9	21	51		8	1	0	1	26
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		68	11	33	44	37		3	0	1	1	0
1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		72	10	29	39	26		9	0	0	0	6
1985–86	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		43	0	4	4	16		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		34	8	11	19	64		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		39	13	17	30	36		3	0	0	0	2
1988–89	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		38	6	13	19	50		8	3	3	6	20
1989–90	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		39	11	12	23	106		8	2	2	4	14
1990–91	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		39	16	11	27	62		7	3	2	5	12
1991–92	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		31	7	7	14	46		10	1	0	1	2
1992–93	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		37	7	10	17	48		6	1	2	3	4
1993–94	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		38	5	13	18	46		6	1	4	5	10
1994–95	Västerås IK	SEL		40	8	8	16	48		4	0	1	1	0
SEL totals				490	124	144	268	767		66	13	14	27	96
NHL totals				208	22	76	98	97		19	0	3	3	12

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979	Sweden	WJC		6	2	0	2	13
1979	Sweden	WC		7	1	1	2	6
1980	Sweden	OG		7	2	0	2	10
1981	Sweden	CC		2	0	0	0	0
1982	Sweden	WC		10	0	0	0	14
1983	Sweden	WC		10	0	1	1	12
1984	Sweden	OG		7	0	2	2	2
1984	Sweden	CC		7	0	3	3	2
1988	Sweden	OG		7	0	3	3	6
1989	Sweden	WC		8	1	1	2	8
1990	Sweden	WC		9	4	1	5	14
Senior totals				74	8	12	20	74